Rapper M.I analysizes Drake and Kendrick lamar's conflict

A leading voice in Nigerian rap, M.I. Abaga, has shared his analysis of the Kendrick Lamar and Drake hip-hop conflict.

He drew a parallel between Drake's current challenges in the US and his own past, where the Nigerian rap community, at a particular stage, deemed his work 'boring'.

M.I. stated on Afropolitan that Drake's comeback would be legendary, especially after everyone, from music to tech, 'danced on his grave.'

Drake will make a comeback album. He's a musical genius. His first albums were about his rise; now life's given him a new story. He's the best storyteller out there, and he has the chance to prove it.

Kendrick just entered my top 3, a huge leap from where he was before. But let's be real, putting him above Drake solely based on their shared era? I don't buy it. Drake's 15 years of hit-making? That's undeniable.

Ironically, while I experienced a period where the Nigerian 'rap community' found my work consistently 'boring,' regardless of my output, I found the American hip-hop face-off between Kendrick and Drake to be incredibly entertaining. I felt a pang of sympathy for Drake, given my own experience. Respect to both of them.